Just when we thought winter had come and gone, it appears to have reared its ugly head again. Yes, I am a complete and utter wuss when it comes to the cold, how I survived 4 years in the UK is truly beyond me. Give me 40 degree weather and 90% humidity any day over overcast…
Za’atar Spiced Air-Fried Kale Chips
Let’s talk kale. Thanks in large part to my beloved Bahraini farmers market, more often than not, I find myself silly with kale these days. Now, don’t get me wrong, I’m not complaining – I mean can you ever have too much kale? Especially since at 500 fils a bunch (that’s around $1.33), it is…
Modern-day Musings: Career, Ambition and Personal Happiness
What is it about modern-day life that makes you feel like you’re playing a constant game of catch-up? Sometimes I feel like I’ve only just closed the book on one challenge before I start thinking about how to conquer what’s next. It seems as though the satisfaction gleaned from achieving something, however great, is always fleeting –…
GF Vegan Buckwheat Banana Waffles
While I have long been a fan of pancakes for breakfast ( a culinary love affair that took root one Shrove Tuesday during a year 3 cooking class), I must admit that as of late, I find myself slightly more partial to waffles. Let’s break this down. Waffles basically cook themselves – and if you’re the…
Family and The Middle Eastern Vegan: How to Deal
If there’s one thing I’ve learned over the last five years of my journey its that the struggles vegans and vegetarians face are for the most part universal. That said, I think there is a case to be made that Arab and Middle Eastern cultures are not exactly the most accepting when it comes to vegan…
Creamy Vegan Butternut Mac ‘n Cheese
Ask and you shall receive. A few weeks ago I posted this photo to Instagram and Facebook and, while I originally had no designs of blogging the recipe for my Butternut Squash Mac ‘n Cheese, a bunch of you ended up asking for it. I’m of course always happy to oblige, which brings us to the…
Whole Roasted Cauliflower
Back when I was in university (God I sound old), I heard one of my friends refer to Sunday as her “Cinderella day” and the phrase, while admittedly a little too glamorous to describe a day of housework, has stuck with me ever since. As of late, my Saturdays (which are our weekend equivalent of a Sunday…
Blended Tahini Dressing, Two Ways
It was just like any other day at work, I was typing away at e-mails and not-so-secretly willing the clock to hurry up and turn past 1:00 pm – my designated “lunch time” before which I have deemed it inappropriate to eat, hunger levels be damned. When it finally did I fetched my salad and…